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ELIM
Palm-trees and wells they found of yore
Who—that Egyptian bondage o'er—
Had sight betimes of feathering green,
Of lengthened shadows, and between,
The cool, deep-garnered water-store.
Who—that Egyptian bondage o'er—
Had sight betimes of feathering green,
Of lengthened shadows, and between,
The cool, deep-garnered water-store.
Dear,—dear is Rest by sea and shore:
But dearest to the travel-sore,
Whose camping-place not yet has been
Palm-trees and wells!
But dearest to the travel-sore,
Whose camping-place not yet has been
Palm-trees and wells!
For such we plead. Shall we ignore
The long Procession of the Poor,
Still faring through the night-wind keen,
With faltering steps, to the Unseen?—
Nay: let us seek for these once more
Palm-trees and wells!
The long Procession of the Poor,
Still faring through the night-wind keen,
With faltering steps, to the Unseen?—
Nay: let us seek for these once more
Palm-trees and wells!
1909.
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